Our theme scripture captures part of Isaiah's prophecy about the passion of Jesus Christ. He said, Jesus' visage or appearance was marred (disfigured) more than any man. This denotes the extent of His suffering. No man had ever suffered like Jesus nor will. Isaiah 52:14 TLB says, "They shall see my Servant beaten and bloodied, so disfigured one would scarcely know it was a person standing there." Jesus couldn't be easily recognized due to the injuries in His body. He endured excruciating pain. Though capital punishment of crucifixion was common in the day, Jesus' was utterly distinct. Satan vented His most extreme wrath on Him because he wasn't just dealing with a mere man, but the prophetic seed of a woman (Genesis 3:15). Jesus recognizing Satan's role in His passion He said to those who came to arrest Him "but this is your hour, and the power of darkness" (Luke 22:53). While Jesus endured deep pain in His body, His most pain was in spirit, in becoming sin though He knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus wasn't just the sin-bearer but He became the very nature of sin on the cross. Due to this, He was separated from God the Father. God whose eyes are too holy to behold evil turned His face away from Jesus (Habakkuk 1:13). At that moment Jesus tasted death for everyman (Hebrews 2:9). He was separated from God on our behalf. Jesus went through a kind of suffering no one had ever experienced nor will ever. As Satan was breathing extreme anger on Him, God's all-conquering wisdom was working in bringing salvation to mankind. Christ was disfigured so that we be beautified with God's glory. Take time today in heartfelt worship to the Lord for what Jesus went through for the whole world.